July 13th, 1956

Born on July 13th, 1956

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What happened on July 13th?

July 13th, 1930

The first FIFA World Cup was opened in Uruguay.

July 13th, 2020

After a five day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera was recovered from Lake Piru, confirming her death.

July 13th, 2013

Typhoon Soulik (pictured) made landfall in East China and Taiwan, killing at least 20 people.

July 13th, 2003

French Directorate General for External Security personnel aborted an operation to rescue Colombian politician Íngrid Betancourt from FARC guerrillas, resulting in a political scandal.

July 13th, 1992

Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army concluded Operation Tiger, advancing 17 kilometres (11 miles) into the Dubrovnik hinterland.

July 13th, 1973

Watergate scandal: Under questioning by Senate investigators, White House deputy chief of staff Alexander Butterfield revealed the existence of a secret taping system (tape recorder pictured) in the Oval Office.

July 13th, 1943

World War II: Operation Fustian, an Allied operation to capture the Primosole Bridge in Sicily, was launched.

July 13th, 1942

World War II: The 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment was converted from a battalion to accommodate a larger number of volunteers spurred on by the Japanese invasion of the Philippines.

July 13th, 1913

While on a campaign in Bulgaria, the Romanian Army suffered a cholera outbreak that led to around 1,600 deaths.

July 13th, 1863

Four days of rioting began in New York City in response to laws passed by the U.S. Congress to draft men to fight in the American Civil War.

July 13th, 1831

Wallachian officials adopted the Regulamentul Organic, which engendered a period of reforms that provided for the westernization of the local society.

July 13th, 1643

English Civil War: Royalist forces defeated the Parliamentarians at the Battle of Roundway Down near Devizes, Wiltshire.

July 13th, 1586

Anglo–Spanish War: A convoy of English ships from the Levant Company repelled a fleet of Spanish and Maltese galleys at the Battle of Pantelleria.

July 13th, 1260

Livonian Crusade: Samogitian forces defeated Teutonic knights and the Livonian Order at the Battle of Durbe.

July 13th, 2014

Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against Argentina, with Mario Götze scoring the game's only goal (pictured) in the extra time.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 13th

Born on July 13th, 1956

70

Günther Jauch

German television presenter, producer, and journalist

*July 13th, 1956, Münster

70

Michael Spinks

American boxer

*July 13th, 1956, St. Louis

70

Bill Caudill

American baseball player

*July 13th, 1956, Santa Monica

Same year
Born in 1956

70

Peter Hook

British bassist

*February 13th, 1956, Salford

69

Charles M. Huber

German actor and politician

*December 3rd, 1956, Munich

70

Sheila McCarthy

Canadian actress

*January 1st, 1956, Toronto

69

Valgerd Svarstad Haugland

Norwegian politician

*August 23rd, 1956, Kvam Municipality

70

Stephan Barratt-Due

Norwegian musician

*June 1st, 1956, Oslo

70

Tom Hanks

American actor and film producer (born 1956)

*July 9th, 1956, Concord

69

Theresa May

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019

*October 1st, 1956, Eastbourne

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

70

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

70

Michel Houellebecq

French writer

*February 26th, 1956, Saint-Pierre

70

Donna Strickland

Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1956, Guelph

70

Bryan Cranston

American actor, director, and producer

*March 7th, 1956, Hollywood

70

Siegfried Schneider

German politician (1956–)

*April 7th, 1956, Hitzhofen

70

Imelda Staunton

English actress (born 1956)

*January 9th, 1956, Archway district

70

Inge Aures

German politician

*July 10th, 1956, Presseck

69

Stefan Grüttner

German politician

*December 25th, 1956, Wiesbaden

69

Andreas Bornschein

German association football player

*November 29th, 1956, Leipzig

70

Frank-Walter Steinmeier

President of Germany since 2017

*January 5th, 1956, Detmold

69

Klaus Draeger

German engineer and manager

*September 3rd, 1956, Constance

70

Bernhard Daldrup

Federal German politician (1956–)

*June 1st, 1956, Sendenhorst

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Leap year

Yes: 1956 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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